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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R2123-22-1-A

Training courses eligible under the individual right to training are training courses relating to the exercise of the municipal council member's mandate and training courses contributing to the acquis…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General organisation.

Article L6141-2-1

…d; 5° Proceeds from disposals or fixed assets; 6° Loans and advances, within the limits and subject to the reservations set out in Article L. 6145-16-1; 7° Donations, gifts, bequests and their income;…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-111-2

The allocation of grants shall give rise to a deliberation separate from the vote on the budget.However, for grants whose allocation is not subject to conditions of award, the Assembly of French Guian…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE X: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L72-101-2

The award of grants shall give rise to a deliberation separate from the vote on the budget.However, for grants whose award is not subject to conditions, the Assembly of Martinique may decide:1° To ind…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Breach of contract.

Article L6222-18-2

…cle L. 6222-18, the training centre in which the apprentice is registered takes the necessary steps to enable him to follow his theoretical training for six months and helps to find him a new employer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Breach of contract

Article D6222-21-1

Within a period that may not be less than five calendar days from the date of referral to the mediator as provided for in article L. 6222-18, the apprentice shall inform the employer of his intention…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Interventional activities under medical imaging in neuroradiology.

Article D6124-150-2

…lders of the authorisation performing the interventional activity and the establishments authorised to practice emergency medicine called upon, where appropriate, to participate in the emergency manag…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-28-1

The contract authorising the communication to the public of a work on an on-demand audiovisual media service within the meaning of Article 2 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 provides for the tr…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-25-1

Agreements dealing with contractual practices or professional customs between authors and producers, concluded between professional authors' organisations or collective management organisations mentio…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Group governance system.

Article L356-20-1

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this section.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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